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“TEXT OF AMENDMENTS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the Senate section on pages S4006-S4007 on March 30, 2009.
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TEXT OF AMENDMENTS
SA 730. Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Ensign, Ms. Cantwell, and Mrs. Murray) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of Title II, insert the following:
SEC.__. RESERVE FUND TO PROMOTE TAX EQUITY FOR STATES WITHOUT
PERSONAL INCOME TAXES.
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the aggregates, allocations, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that would provide for the permanent extension of the deduction for state and local sales taxes, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019.
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SA 731. Mr. THUNE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014; as follows:
On page 33, line 21, after ``economy,'' insert ``without increasing electricity or gasoline prices,''.
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SA 732. Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Lugar) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 10, line 20, increase the amount by $4,000,000,000.
On page 10, line 21, increase the amount by $1,896,000,000.
On page 10, line 25, increase the amount by $1,104,000,000.
On page 11, line 4, increase the amount by $476,000,000.
On page 11, line 8, increase the amount by $272,000,000.
On page 11, line 12, increase the amount by $116,000,000.
On page 27, line 23, decrease the amount by $4,000,000,000.
On page 27, line 24, decrease the amount by $1,896,000,000.
On page 28, line 3, decrease the amount by $1,104,000,000.
On page 28, line 7, decrease the amount by $476,000,000.
On page 28, line 11, decrease the amount by $272,000,000.
On page 28, line 15, decrease the amount by $116,000,000.
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SA 733. Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Brownback, and Mr. Voinovich) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title II, insert the following:
SEC. 2___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR INNOVATIVE LOAN
GUARANTEE PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.
(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other levels in this resolution by the amounts provided by a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that authorizes an additional $50,000,000,000 for use to provide loan guarantees for eligible projects under title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16511 et seq.).
(b) Deficit Neutrality.--Subsection (a) applies only if the legislation described in subsection (a) would not increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019.
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SA 734. Mr. CRAPO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title II, insert the following:
SEC. 2___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT.
(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other levels in this resolution by the amounts provided by a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that authorizes nuclear research and development activities, including the Generation IV program, the Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative, and the Light Water Reactor Sustainability program.
(b) Deficit Neutrality.--Subsection (a) applies only if the legislation described in subsection (a) would not increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019.
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SA 735. Mr. JOHANNS proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014; as follows:
Section 202 is amended by inserting at the end the following: ``(c) The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget shall not revise the allocations in this resolution if the legislation provided for in subsections (a) or (b) is reported from any committee pursuant to section 310 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.''
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SA 736. Mr. BOND submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 33, line 21, after ``economy,'' insert ``without causing significant job loss in regions of the United States vulnerable to manufacturing or energy-intensive job loss such as the coal-dependent Midwest, Great Plains and South,''.
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SA 737. Mr. BOND submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 33, line 21, after ``economy,'' insert ``without increasing fertilizer, diesel, gasoline, electricity or natural gas prices,''.
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SA 738. Mr. BOND submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 33, line 21, after ``economy,'' insert ``without increasing residential retail electricity, natural gas or home heating oil prices,''.
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